Mother Is a Whore

Mother Is a Whore (Korean: 엄마는 창녀다; RR: Eom-ma-neun Chang-nyeo-da) is a 2009 South Korean drama film written and directed by South Korean indie provocateur Lee Sang-woo. It is based on a true story in Korea where a man was using his mother as a whore.[1]

Mother Is a Whore
Film poster
Hangul엄마는 창녀다
Revised RomanizationEom-ma-neun Chang-nyeo-da
Directed byLee Sang-woo
Produced byMo Hyun-shin
Choi Phil-sun
Screenplay byLee Sang-woo
StarringLee Sang-woo
Lee Yong-nyeo
Kwan Bum-tack
CinematographyCho Young-jik
Release date
  • May 2009 (2009-05) (Kyoto)
  • March 31, 2011 (2011-03-31) (South Korea)
Running time
96 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean

The film premiered at the 2009 Kyoto International Student Film Festival.[2]

Synopsis

Sang-woo (Lee Sang-woo), who is HIV-positive, lives with his 60-year-old mother (Lee Yong-nyeo) in a small hut. Abandoned by his father Jung-il (Kwan Bum-tack) who left his mother for a younger woman, Sang-woo has no choice but to work as a pimp to his beloved mother to make a living.[3][1][4]

Cast
  • Lee Sang-woo as Sang-woo
  • Lee Yong-nyeo as Sang-woo's mother
  • Kwan Bum-tack as Jung-il, Sang-soo's father
  • Yoo Ae-kyung as Jo Hee-soo
  • Jeong Tae-won as Jo Hee-cheol

Reception

Hangul Celluloid's Paul Quinn: "With its intelligently written and deftly executed narrative, Mother Is a Whore serves not only as a searing, bleak and unsettling tale but also as an in-depth critique of the concept of family."[3]

References
  1. "Mother Is A Whore, reflects South Korean reality". sify.com. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  2. https://netboardme.s3.amazonaws.com/published/1518/files/21862d8b5e02ad8ca08c1f09d61f6f17.pdf
  3. Quinn, Paul. "Mother Is A Whore, reflects South Korean reality". hangulcelluloid.com. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  4. "Mother Is a Whore (2011)". Korean Film Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
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